The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-04
The Democratic Primaries.
SELECTING DELEGATES TO ROANOKE.

SELECTING DELEGAIES 10 ROANOhEt
Pursuant to the call of the Chairman 0
the County Committee, meetings wer
held in the various Districts of the count.
on Saturday last to send delegates to tn
Democratic State Convention, which
meets at Roa uoke to-day. So far as w
have been able to learn, but little interes
was manifested. The meeting for
BEVERLY MANOR DISTRICT,
which was held in the Court House, wa
perhaps fair average sample, except as tt
the numbers in attendance. The District
embraces the thickIy settled sect CT
around town, and casts about 900 votes
at an election. There is scarcely day
that fifty or hundred residents Of the
District may not be seen about the Court
House. Saturday was no exception to the
rule, and when the bell rang to announce
the meeting, about forty Democrats filed
in, and perhaps half as many Republicans
who wanted to see the fun.
Capt. Thos. P. Eskridge was called TO the
chair and Mr.. Harper Hartman appointed
Secretary.
Mr.. j. w. Todd seemed to be the chief
engineer, and upon his motion the selec-
tion of two members of the county COM
mittee was the first business disposed of,
Mr.. Todd nominated Messrs. Lewis Har-
man and M. McAleer, and Mr.. Gilkerson
submitted the name of Mr. J. c. Whit
lock. Messrs. Hartman and McAleer won
the prize.
Treasurer Mcfarland then modestly
suggested that the Delegates to Roanoke
be elected, and quickly followed it up by
putting Hon. A. b. Lightner's name to the
front. Capt. Jno. N. Opie was then nom
mated, and no one else seeming to court
the distinction, the nominees were elected
without the slightest objection. To cut
the matter short, some one moved that the
delegates select their own alternates, and
this, too, was carried with unanimity.
Capt. Lewis Hartman then stepped to the
post OF honor, and stated that it was de-
sired that the meeting should give express
which the nominations of candidates for
the Legislature should be made whether
by convention, regular primary or travel
ing ballot-boX. The subject was too por-
tentious to be tackled, however, and with
out discussing it the meeting adjourned.
The striking feature of the evening was
the entire absence of interest-much less
enthusiasm. The motions were made in
voices scarcely audible, and carried with
out debate Or question. Indeed the meet
ing seemed utterly oppressed with the
gravity of the duty thrust upon it-a duty
performed in purely perfunctory
manner and without the slightest evidence
of animation. There was not speech
made; not single demonstration of ap.
proval OF disapproval. 1t was a sort of
graveyard affair, and the pail bearers were
selected with becoming decorum.
THE WARDS.
The interest and enthusiasm manifested
in the ward meetings, were something inn
mense. In the 1st Ward five voters par
ticipated in the proceedings, and Hon.
Edward Echols and J. A. Cochran, Esq,
were elected delegates.
Nine of the unterriied selected the dele
gates for the Second Ward-Messrs. NJ. F.
White and w. II. H, Lynn.
OTHER DISTRICTS.
In Middle River District the attendance
at the meeting numbered some Is or 20.
n. G. Watts, A. Bowling and A. Ii. Roller
were elected delegates.
South River sent S. M. Donald, J, A
Patterson, jr., and w. L. Leonard
Riverheads-S. F. Pilson, J. A. Bum |
gardner w. w. Sproul.
Pastures-W. II. Close, W. L. Wilson.
CITY COUNCIL. Tuesday night the City |
Council met in regular session, with
Messrs. Berkeley, Craig, Bargam;n, Tams,
reabo, McMahon, Sunmerson and Nc
luaide, present-Capt. Berkeley in the
chair.
Mr.. Craig reported an ordinance impos-
ng penalties for carrying concealed weap-
ms, which was adopted.
A communication from j. A. Cochran
his removal from Ward No. 2
o Ward No. l, thereby vacating his mem
,ership Of that body, was read. 1t was
lecided to fill the vacancy, and Mr.. Butts
nominated r. P. Bell. and on motion of
Mr.. Craig, MI. Bell was unanimously
elected.
The Mayor reported fines imposed for
he month of July, $3.50. The chief of
Police reported the collection of $l29.SO.
Thos. J. Crowder. Commissioner of the |
Revenue, asked for an inc rease of salary |
referred.
Two complaints were presented against |
Policeman Lickliter for turning off the |
gas at Armory hall whilst meeting was |
going on, referred.
$3.50 was appropriated to improve the |
grounds at the poor house.
Mr.. Tams called up the resolution of |
Mr.. CroWle at former meeting, appro- |
priating $ll 900 for a new public school |
building to be erected on Main street. OPP
)osite the Episcopal Church. He offered |
certain amendments, which were agreed |
10, and then the resolution passed. The |
building is to be erected according to the !
,lans and specifications, including house
or the steam works, coal bins, &C., for |
S11 900, the contractor to take down the |
present building, and have the bricks in
Mr.. 3. +. Bagby is to have the option |
N it, as he was the original lowest bidder,
The vote stood ayes s, nays l.. Mr.. Teabo
voting no.
DEATH OF JOHN FLoRY.-Near North
english, Keok uk county. Iowa; on the
18th of July, Mr.. John Flory, formerly of
Augusta county, died, aged 10 years. In
he year 1854 he moved with his then
Dung family, his surviving brother, Sam
lei Flory, and hrother-in law, David Coff
nan, from Christians creek, near New
1ope, to the State of Iowa, where he had
formulated considerable property. and
wed in comfortable circumstances. He
7as brother of the late isaac Flory, and
of Henry Sniteman and
snoch Brewer Of this county. He was a
lember of the German Baptist or Dunk
I'd church for near half a century He
led as he had lived a trua Cbriatian a